I cheated

[Delicious]

Today, I cheated. In the morning I was really hungry, and I thought, well, this could be my free day. I mean, it couldn't hurt to have just one carb Day, Could it? WRONG! It could not have hurt more. I binged. I ate chocolate, bread, chocolate milk, rice crispies, and a lollipop. I also had chocolate chip cookies. At first, I was happy. They were delicious. Not even five minutes after I had finished eating, I felt like... Crap. It was the worst feeling in the world. I felt like I had let myself down, that all my hard work was for nothing, that the past few weeks I had just ruined in a moment, a single moment. I thought, the food was delicious, but was it worth it? Was it worth feeling like this? Like I had betrayed myself. I wanted to die, I felt like I had lost all hope. I had destroyed, in a single, careless moment, what I had been building up for weeks. I had destroyed my OWN hard work and now I feel..... depressed, angry at myself, and.... Sad. but, I realized something. I realized that no amount of food, no matter how delicious, made me feel nearly as good as stepping on the scale and seeing the numbers decrease. nothing matched the feeling of having your pants, that a week ago fit perfectly, slide off of you and having to pull them up every few seconds. I vow now, that I will never cheat again because I know that it is not worth it. For every second of joy from a carb full treat, is an hour of guilt. I'm not ready for that. I will not accept that. I will, from this moment on, stick to the diet 100%. Because nothing feels better... than losing weight.

[MrsYvette]

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Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!
Your beng made me re-look at my cany.
I will not do what you just did.
Thank s so much for sharing you made my life easier.
And WTG on the Re- Commit.

[Skeptika23]

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The trick, I think, is to decide "I won't do that again", pick yourself up, and move on.

Don't dwell on beating yourself up over it too long - it'll ultimately make you feel so bad you'll just go do it again.

Instead, focus on what led you down the path of eating stuff that just is crapola in nearly every way, and think beforehand of tricks to prevent you from taking that first step.

You made a mistake, you're owning it, correct the mistake and move on with better choices. That's all any of us can really do, because none of us are perfect!

[kimbat06]

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We all make mistakes, and now you know that you have learned from this and will (hopefully!) never do it again. Jump right back on the wagon tomorrow and keep up the great work, 10 lbs is great!

[Tampaman]

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Don't give up hang in there! Just start over. We are here to support you not to judge you. I hope you aren't too hard on yourself. You can't change the past you can only learn from it. Focus on the present and imagine yourself getting to your next goal.

[chiloe]

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I went off plan for a whole week, and now I'm back on track. I know how you feel and I discovered the same thing. I feel better eating the Atkins way, mentally and physically.
It is a learning process, a journey, and sometimes old habits die hard.
So here we are both getting back on track. You are not alone.
Keep up the good fight!

[autumn.dawn]

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So you hit a bump in the road, your only human. Your down fall would be if you didn't pick yourself up brush yourself down and start all over again ! All is not lost, lets hope you have learned a valuble lesson and this blip strengthens your resolve. You can do this 10lbs is good. Drink loads of water and look forward to your next goal.

[Delicious]

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Thank you all so much. Your support has really helped me..
Didi

[livelaughlove08]

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I'm right there with you.... but always remember failure is not the falling down its the staying down. I always tell everyone that ... it gives me hope haha :P... everyone who lost alot of weight on Atkins I'm sure had plenty of cheat days... but they kept sticking to Atkins and that is how they succeded good luck!